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Terror
Database Growth Raises Concerns
The database that acts as a terrorist watch list
source for airlines, law enforcement, border posts and U.S. consulates
has quadrupled in four years and is causing some headaches for those who
handle it, reports The Washington Post.
TIDE, an acronym for Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment, is a
storehouse for data about individuals that the intelligence community
believes might harm the United States. It was created to close one of
the key intelligence gaps revealed after Sept. 11th: the failure of
federal agencies to share what they knew about al-Qaeda operatives.
Since 2003, the number of files in the database has risen from less than
100,000 to 435,000, and officials say the growth of the database is
overwhelming the employees who manage it.
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Lenel IdentityDefender is a modular, off-the-shelf solution that meets
the current and future needs of Federal government credential
enrollment, verification and issuance, as dictated by HSPD-12 and FIPS
201. Lenel is on the GSA Approved Product List for FIPS 201. www.lenel.com
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DHS Releases
Regulations For Securing High-Risk Chemical
Facilities
The Department of Homeland Security released an
interim final rule imposing for the first time comprehensive federal
security regulations for high-risk chemical facilities.
The new rule gives the department authority to seek compliance through
the imposition of civil penalties, up to $25,000 per day, and the
ability to shut down non-compliant facilities.
The department sought and reviewed comments from state and local
partners, Congress, private industry and the public to develop
consistent guidelines using a risk-based approach.
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Senate
Supports Efforts to Keep Border Closed to Mexican Trucks
The U.S. Senate spoke out against the Bush
administration's attempt to allow unfettered access to U.S. highways by
Mexican trucks by passing a supplemental appropriations bill March 29
that included a provision to stop the pilot program.
"I applaud the Senate's passage of this important provision," says Jim
Hoffa, general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
transportation labor union. "We cannot allow the administration to push
through this pilot program before Mexico is able to adhere to the safety
and security standards outlined by Congress."
The Senate's provision blocks funding for the pilot program, requires
the Transportation Department to publish details of the plan and
provides time for public comment. It will also require that the pilot
project meet congressionally mandated safety and security standards.
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HHS Launches
Online Toolkit for Responses to Radiation
Emergencies
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
has developed a downloadable online diagnostic and treatment toolkit
designed for health care providers, primarily physicians, who may have
to provide medical care during a radiation incident.
A team of subject matter experts from the HHS' Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and Response, the National Institutes of
Health's National Cancer Institute and National Library of Medicine and
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collaborated to develop
and design the tool kit.
The new information package includes easy-to-follow procedures for
diagnosis and management of radiation contamination and exposure,
guidance for the use of radiation medical countermeasures, and other
features to facilitate medical responses.
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Procurement Watch
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- International Electronics Inc., Canton,
Mass., has been awarded a GSA Schedule 84 Contract and its products are
now available on the General Services Administration Schedule.
- Zebra Technologies Corp., Vernon Hills, Ill., has entered
into an agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Fort
Belvoir, Va., to deploy its RFID printer/encoders for smart labeling
applications throughout the Defense Distribution Center's (DDC)
worldwide distribution network.
- 3e Technologies International (3eTI) , a subsidiary of EFJ
Inc., Irving, Texas, has received a contract for $1.2 million to
further enhance its Vessel Boarding Inspection System (VBIS) designed
for the U.S. Navy. The award builds upon the secure wireless mesh
network solution that 3eTI developed to provide for continuous
communication between inspection personnel boarding foreign vessels and
the U.S. Navy's host ship.
- National security and intelligence experts Ambassador Cofer Black
and Robert Richer have launched a new company, Total Intelligence
Solutions LLC (Total Intel), to provide real-time intelligence,
expert analysis and risk assessment services to commercial clients
operating in the global marketplace.
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Events
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April 10
HotBots 2007
First workshop on hot topics in understanding botnets
Cambridge, Mass.
Organizer: USENIX, the Advanced Computing Systems Association
Information: Call (510) 528-8649 or e-mail conference@usenix.org
www.usenix.org
April 10-13
6th Annual Smart Cards in Government 2007 Conference and Exhibition
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center; Washington,
D.C.
Organizer: Smart Card Alliance
Information: E-mail info@smartcardalliance.org
www.smartcardalliance.org
April 12
8th Annual NCMS/DSS Regional Security Seminar
Theme: "Security For a Changing World"
NCMS Mid-South Chapter, Von Braun Center; Huntsville, AL
Information: Call Claudia Lawson at (256) 704-7099, Ext. 7218
ncms-midsouth.org
April 12-13
AAAE Public Relations Conference and Crisis Management Workshop
Location to be announced
Organizer: American Association of Airport Executives
Information: E-mail Gwen
Papineau or aaaemeetings@aaae.org
www.aaae.org
April 13-14
CPP Review/Professional Certified Investigator (PCI) Review/Physical
Security Professional (PSP) Review
Omni Jacksonville Hotel; Jacksonville, Fla.
Sponsor: ASIS International
Information: Call (703) 519-6200
www.asisonline.org
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